Basically, if you are gay, trans, or female, this guy doesn't have much room for you in his world. If you belong to a minority that is frequently subjected to hate speech, he figures your abuser has more rights than you do too.

He's remarkably closed-mouth about his beliefs, which is his right. As voters, we then must turn to his past actions to understand exactly what this man represents. He's been a very dutiful ally to all things the TheoCon base wants. He might be somewhat less verbose about things than the unlamented Alan Hunsperger, but does that mean that voters should trust his statement that he “has no interest whatsoever” in pushing social agenda issues?

Mr. Jean refuses to answer for his votes on the matters as an MP, and now he's running to be the next Premier of Alberta. He has a responsibility to be honest with Albertans on this - not just "oh I won't push those issues" (as Danielle Smith so vapidly tried to convince us of in 2012). There is a fundamental inconsistency between his actions as an MP over the best part of a decade and statements made to the Calgary Sun.